John Stedman

Other Events:

• Birth Registration: Between 1 Oct 1840 and 31 Dec 1840, Thakeham RD, Sussex, England, UK; Vol. 7, p. 399
• Death Registration: Between 1 Jul 1908 and 30 Sep 1908, Chichester RD, Sussex, England, UK; Vol. 2b, p. 207

Notes:

Christened:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J3LC-JYD
Name: John Stedman
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 04 Oct 1840
Baptism/Christening Place: Cold-Waltham, Sussex, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: William Stedman
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03621-9
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1040977
Reference Number: item 2 p 45
Collection: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Birth Registration:
John Steadman was born.

Death Registration:
John Steadman, age 68, died.

John married Harriett Ann West Between 1 Oct 1862 and 31 Dec 1862, Worthing RD, Sussex, England, UK. Harriett was born 30 Sep 1838, Rackham, Sussex, England, UK; died Between 1 Jan 1922 and 31 Mar 1922, Thakeham RD, Sussex, England, UK. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Marriage Registration:
John Stedman/Steadman and Harriett Ann West were married.

1. Charlotte Stedman was born Abt 1863, Rackham, Sussex, England, UK; died Unknown.
2. John Steadman was born Between 1 Jul 1865 and 30 Sep 1865, Rackham, Sussex, England, UK; died Between 1 Jul 1929 and 30 Sep 1929, Brighton RD, Sussex, England, UK.
3. Caroline Stedman was born Abt Jan 1868, Rackham, Sussex, England, UK; died Unknown.
4. Eliza Stedman was born Abt 1870, Rackham, Sussex, England, UK; died Unknown.

Other Events:

• 1841 England Census: 1841, Coldwaltham, Sussex, England, UK

Notes:

Christened:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ND9B-HLP
Name: Wm. Stedman
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1800
Birthplace: Fittleworth, Sussex, England
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Wm. Stedman
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary Stedman
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03074-7
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1041538
Reference Number: item 2
Collection: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

1841 England Census:
District 1, pp. 13-15
Watersfield Village
James Stedman     34   Ag lab   Yes
Ann       "                33                Yes
Frank     "                12                Yes
Clement   "                8                Yes
William     "                3                Yes
Jane        "                7                Yes
-----  p. 14  -----
...
William Smith           28   Bargeman  Yes
Ann       "                20                      Yes
Jemima Stedman    50   Widow        Yes
Sophia     "             10                       Yes
...
William Stedman       40   Bargeman    Yes
Elizabeth   "              35                        Yes
William       "              14                        Yes
Maryann    "              11                        Yes
-----  p. 15  -----
Jane Stedman             8                        Yes
James   "                     3                        Yes
John      "                    8 mos                 Yes

William married Elizabeth Standen 31 Jan 1827, Coldwaltham, Sussex, England, UK. Elizabeth (daughter of William Standen and Charlotte Osborn) was born Bef 23 Mar 1806, Coldwaltham, Sussex, England, UK; was christened 23 Mar 1806, Birdham, Sussex, England, UK; died Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1851 England Census: 1851, Coldwaltham, Sussex, England, UK

Notes:

1851 England Census:
District 2, p. 16
Watersfield Street
Mary Steadman       Head  W    56   Inn Keeper   Sussex  Lurgashall
Henry   "                   Son   U     25   Cordwainer     "          Watersfield
Emma    "                   Dau   U    23                            "             "
Catharine   "              Dau   U    16                            "              "
Elizabeth Shotter   Visitor   U    59   Servant             "          Lurgashall

Sarah Sheppard      Head  W    39   School Mistress    Sussex  C Waltham
Edwin    "                  Son   U     16   Assistant Teacher    "                  "
...
Watersfield
Elizabeth Steadman     Wife  Mar  45   Bargman Wife    Sussex  Birdham
Jane            "                Dau   U     18   Daily School             "       C Waltham
James          "                Son   U     12       "                           "           "
John             "                Son          10        "                          "            "
Henry           "                Son            6        "                          "             "

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Married:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N22H-XJT
Groom's Name: William Stedman
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Elizabeth Standen
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1827
Marriage Place: Coldwaltham,Sussex,England
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
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Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M07027-1
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 0919112, 0416748, 416475, 416755
Reference Number:
Collection: England, Marriages, 1538\endash 1973

Other Events:

• Name: William Osborn
• Court: 14 Feb 1818, Pulborough, Sussex, England, UK; Bastardy Bond

Notes:

Christened:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JMB9-D98
Name: William Osborne
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 09 Dec 1770
Baptism/Christening Place: COLDWALTHAM,SUSSEX,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: James Osborne
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C07027-2
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 0919112, 0416748, 416755
Reference Number:
Collection: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NRXC-BVF
Name: Willm. Osborne
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 09 Dec 1770
Baptism/Christening Place: Cold-Waltham, Sussex, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: James Osborne
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03621-9
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1040977
Reference Number: item 2
Collection: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Court:
William was named as the putative father to Martha, John and Ann, their mother Frances was married to a soldier, Thomas Sheppard at the time of their births.

William married Mary Foster 13 May 1794, Pulborough, Sussex, England, UK. Mary was born 1775, ____, Sussex, England, UK; died Bef 25 Nov 1805; was buried 25 Nov 1805, Fittleworth, Sussex, England, UK. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
She was buried as Steadman alias Osborn.

Notes:

Married:
William was a bachelor from Chiltington and Mary was a spinster from Pulborough.
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NKBS-XQN
Groom's Name: William Osborn
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Mary Foster
Bride's Birth Date:
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Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 13 May 1794
Marriage Place: Pulborough,Sussex,England
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M07093-1
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 0918480, 0416749, 416755
Reference Number:
Collection: England, Marriages, 1538\endash 1973

Notes:

Christened:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J3F2-2Y4
Name: William Standing
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: Sep 1782
Baptism/Christening Place: THAKEHAM,SUSSEX,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: John Standing
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Susanah
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C07121-2
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 0919116, 0416750, 416755
Reference Number:
Collection: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NBJ6-KYV
Name: William Standing
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 27 Sep 1782
Baptism/Christening Place: Thakeham, Sussex, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: John Standing
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Susanah Standing
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03634-5
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1041568
Reference Number: it 3
Collection: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Buried:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J8HW-32P
Name: William Standen
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 09 Oct 1826
Burial Place: Cold-Waltham, Sussex, England
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03621-9
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1040977
Reference Number: item 2 p 9
Collection: England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

William married Charlotte Osborn 28 May 1805, Coldwaltham, Sussex, England, UK. Charlotte was born Abt 1782, ____, ____, England, UK; died Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N22H-XYN
Groom's Name: William Standen
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Charlotte Osborn
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 28 May 1805
Marriage Place: Coldwaltham,Sussex,England
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M07027-1
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 0919112, 0416748, 416475, 416755
Reference Number:
Collection: England, Marriages, 1538\endash 1973

Other Events:

• Name: James Osborn
• Will: 6 Jul 1810, Coldwaltham, Sussex, England, UK
• Probate: 8 Mar 1811, Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
• History: Mar 1982, ____, Sussex, England, UK; "Stedman alias Osborn 1750-1850" by John Jones

Notes:

Christened:
From Sussex Family History site:

James Steadman, son, baptised 31 March 1747, baseborn.
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James, baptised 'James STEADMAN, illegitimate' at Petworth in 1747. No clue to the identity of either parent was recorded when he was baptised.
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N5SW-NY1
Name: James Steadman
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 31 Mar 1747
Baptism/Christening Place: PETWORTH,SUSSEX,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C07089-1
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 0918253, 0918254
Reference Number:
Collection: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Will:
Ten children are known: James, William, Jonathan, George, Clement, Sarah, Charlotte, Francis, Richard, and Peter. All but James survived to be mentioned in their father's will.

JAMES STEDMAN alias OSBORN      Yeoman                                                                                                       6 July 1810  Coldwaltham
PROBATE                                                                                                                                                                   8 August 1811
______________________

Stedman alias Osborn
James

In the name of god Amen  I JAMES STEDMAN alias ORSBORN
of Coldwaltham in the County of Sussex  Yeoman being sick and weak in
Body but of perfect and sound mind and memory thanks be given to God
therefore calling unto Mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it
is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will
and Testament, that is to say, principally first of all I give and
recommend my Soul unto the Hands of Almighty God that gave it and my
Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent  Christian Burial at
the discretion of my Executor herein after mentioned nothing doubting but
at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty
Power of God.  And as touching such wordly Estate wherewith it hath
pleased God to  bless me with in this Life  I give devise and dispose of the
same in the following manner and form.  First I give and bequeath
to my eight Children namely  William, Clement, George, Francis, Richard,
Peter, Sarah and Charlotte the Sum of Twenty Pounds each of good
and lawful Money of Great Britain, except Peter who is to have the Sum
of Thirty and five Pounds, instead of Twenty Pounds of good and lawful
Money of Great Britain which said Legacies shall be paid to them
respectively by my Executor within twelve Calendar Months next after
my Decease.  Secondly I give and bequeath all that my freehold
Messauge or Tenement Garden Orchard Lands Grounds and Premises
thereunto belonging  or in any use appertaining where I now live situate
lying and being in the Parish of Amberley and the other one in the
parish of Coldwaltham in the said County of Sussex. Also all
them my said Three copyhold Estates two of them whereof is situate
lying and being in the Parish of Amberley and the other one in the
Parish of Cold Waltham all in the said County of Sussex and holden
of the Manor of Amberley and to which I have taken out a proper
Surrender to the Use of this my last Will to my Son Jonathan Stedman
alias Orsborn freely by him his Heirs and Assignes to be possessed and
enjoyed forever. Also I further give and bequeath to my Son Jonathan
Stedman alias Orsborn all and singular all my Household Goods
Furniture of every description Linen and all Debts Dues Bills Bonds
as I the said James Stedman alias Orsborn at the time of my Decease
freely by him the said Jonathan Stedman alias Orsborn or his Heirs
and Assigns to be possessed and enjoyed forever but I do hereby charge
and make chargeable all and every Part and Parcel of my Estate both
real and personal with all and singular the above said Legacies and
Bequests with the Payment thereof according to the true Intent and
Meaning hereof by my Executor at such Times as hereby limited for
the payment thereof. And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint
my son Jonathan Stedman alias Orsborn the only and sole Executor of
this my last Will and Testament.   In Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my Hand and Seal this Sixth Day of July in the Year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and ten \endash  the Mark X of James
Stedman alias Orsborn (Ls ) \endash  Signed sealed published and pronounced
and declared by the said James Stedman alias Orsborn  as and for his
last Will and Testament in the Presence of   \endash  Jane Booker X her Mark,
Luke Lee X his Mark   \endash    John Ede \endash

Effects sworn under £100.

This Will was proved before me the Rev James Baden Carpenter
Clerk Surrogate on the 8th day of August 1811 on the
oath of Jonathan Stedman alias Osborn the sole Executor
named therein.  To whom a day was given for exhibiting an
Inventory.

History:
Sussex Genealogist & Local Historian Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 125-126, dated March 1982.
The Sussex Genealogical Centre 1979-1986. CD from prtsoc.org.
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"Stedman alias Osborn 1750-1850" by John Jones
An alias persisting through four generations in the Coldwaltham area.

Although the use of an alias[1] was very common in medieval England and still frequent in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, examples are not met very often in the period 1750-1850. The cases which are found in this period are usually isolated incidences. The Stedman alias Osborn family of the Coldwaltham area, in which the alias was transmitted through several branches and prolific generations is therefore of interest, and may even amount to some sort of record. Many of the ramifications of this family are still obscure but the scope and complications of the alias can be demonstrated. The spellings of the two surnames are standardized throughout.

The progenitor: John OSBORN, yeoman of Petworth in 1751 but of Coldwaltham [2] in 1763 when he made his will (proved 1763). His only known issue is James below.

His son: James, baptised 'James STEDMAN, illegitimate' at Petworth in 1747. No clue to the identity of either parent was recorded when he was baptised but he appears in the will of John above as the latter's 'loving son James STEDMAN alias OSBORN'. He was married at Stopham in 1765 as Stedman. He appears in Coldwaltham baptismal entries in 1767, 1772, 1780, 1783 and 1784, but as OSBORN in 1770 and 1774. He described himself as 'STEDMAN alias OSBORN' when he made his will in 1810 (proved 1811) but was buried as plan OSBORN in 1811, as his wife Mary had been eight years before. Mary is mentioned in the will of her father William Roberts (made 1778, proved 1782) as 'Mary OSBORN, wife of James STEDMAN OSOBORN'.

Grandchildren: Ten, mostly baptised 1767-1784, are known: James, William, Jonathan, George, Clement, Sarah, Charlotte, Francis, Richard and Peter. All but James survived to be mentioned in their father's will, and of the sons, William, George and Richard at least had legitimate issue in the Coldwaltham area. These three sometimes appear as STEDMAN, sometimes as OSBORN and sometimes with an explicit indication of the alias.

George, for example, was married at Sutton in 1806 as STEDMAN, which is also the name given in the baptismal records (Pulborough and Coldwaltham) of most of his children (1809-1829), but in two cases (1812 and 1829) it is given as OSBORN. He was certified dead in 1838 as 'Stedman commonly called Osborn', but was buried as Osborn like his father. His widow Jemima appears as Stedman in the census returns of 1841, 1851, and 1861 but made her mark as Osborn in the Register of Deaths three times 1846-1848: at the registration of her own death in 1870 she was entered as - 'Osborn otherwise Stedman'.

William and Richard and their wives present similarly complex examples although it would appear that Richard at least had dropped the Osborn alias by the end of his life as he did not mention it when he made his will in 1845 (proved 1847) and there is no allusion to it in his death registration or that of his widow Mary in 1865.

The complications arising from the legitimate progeny of George, William and Richard, however, pale into insignificance beside the case of James, illegitimate son of Jonathan 'Osborn alias Stedman' by Rebecca Denier, who was baptised in 1812. According to the practice of the rest of the family this James might have been STEDMAN, OSBORN, DENIER or have used any combination of these as aliases but in fact he appears in the 1841 census as James STRUDWICK, living with Rebecca STRUDWICK in the household of Jonathan STEDMAN; in the will (made 1845 and proved 1849) of Jonathan 'Stedman otherwise Osborn' he appears as the testator's 'natural or reputed son James STEDMAN otherwise STRUDWICK'.

Great grandchildren: These were very numerous. As with their parents their nomenclature is erratic but is additionally complicated in most cases by the complete absence of explicit indications of the alias. For example, Mary, daughter of George above, was Stedman at baptism in 1809 but Osborn at burial in 1832. Her married sister Martha TYLER appears in birth registrations as 'formerly Stedman' in 1840 but 'formerly Osborn' in 1843 and 1845. James, brother or cousin of Mary and Martha, was married as Stedman in 1828 and most of his children were baptised 1831-1842 under that name, but one was baptised and buried in 1837 as Osborn, and at his own death in 1844 he was registered simply as Osborn although his widow Ann remarried in 1848 as Stedman.

Great great grandchildren: These were no doubt also numerous but only one has been investigated. This is Frank or Francis, son of James above. He was Stedman at marriage at Bignor in 1852 and at the registration of the birth of his daughter Mary Jane in 1852 and at the registration of her sister Sarah in 1855 he appears as Osborn although no mention of this name appears in the death registration of his wife Sarah in 1959. All members of all branches and generations of the family who have been traced are listed in census returns 1841-1871 as Stedman with the solitary exception of this Frank in 1861 when he is Osborn, no doubt because he was then a widower living in the home of his employer who gave the name by which he knew him to the enumerator.
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I am grateful to Mrs. P Gill, County Archivist for West Sussex, for providing copies of wills cited; to Mr T I Burborough, Mrs. E Albery and Mr G Hunt for making searches on my behalf; and to Mr S Jepson, formerly Superintendant Registrar at Worthing, who kindly sifted civil records in his custody and first recognized that an alias was at work.
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Notes:

[1] D J Steel, National Index of Parish Registers, vol. 1 (1976), 92.

[2] Except where otherwise stated, Coldwaltham is the place concerned for all the events and records mentioned. All the wills referred to were proved at Chichester.

Buried:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J8HW-3ZX
Name: James Osborne
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 05 Mar 1811
Burial Place: Cold-Waltham, Sussex, England
Death Date:
Death Place:
Age:
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Occupation:
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Mother's Name:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03621-9
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1040977
Reference Number: item 2
Collection: England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

James married Mary Roberts 17 Dec 1765, Stopham, Sussex, England, UK. Mary (daughter of William Roberts and Margaret Marshall) was born Bef 17 Jan 1747/48; was christened 17 Jan 1747/48, Bury, Sussex, England, UK; died Bef 20 May 1803; was buried 20 May 1803, Coldwaltham, Sussex, England, UK. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
She was buried as Mary Osborn.
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J8HW-3Q7
Name: Mary Osbon
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 20 May 1803
Burial Place: Cold-Waltham, Sussex, England
Death Date:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03621-9
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1040977
Reference Number: item 2
Collection: England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

Notes:

Married:
By Licence. Both were of Coldwaltham, and married with the consent of James' guardian - James Watts and Mary's father - William Roberts.
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NKBC-3N1
Groom's Name: James Steadman
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Mary Robarts
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 17 Dec 1765
Marriage Place: Stopham,Sussex,England
Groom's Father's Name:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M07113-1
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 0918464, 0416749, 416755
Reference Number:
Collection: England, Marriages, 1538\endash 1973